How to Use pièce de résistance in a Sentence

pièce de résistance

noun

• The pièce de résistance of the whole concert was when the two bands came onstage to perform together.
• The waiter suggested we try the restaurant's pièce de résistance: the chocolate soufflé.
• After the Canyon was our stop at the Hoover Dam, the piece de resistance for me.
  — Jim Clash, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
• The piece de resistance: in the background, to the right, a replica of the very farmhouse where Droz was born.
  — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 2 July 2021
• The piece de resistance was a golden popover served warm.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2018
• The Elia rant in 1983 was Grobstein’s piece de resistance.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 17 Jan. 2022
• But the piece de resistance is the red fox fur jacket that Hutton threw on top on her way in.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Mar. 2023
• But the piece de resistance is the owner’s suite on the upper level.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2021
• The piece de resistance is a coconut cake in the shape of two breasts, topped with cherries for good measure.
  — Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
• First- and second-graders went first, right up until the piece de resistance: the speeches from seventh- and eighth-graders.
  — Beth Spotswood, SFChronicle.com, 25 Mar. 2020
• The piece de resistance was a golden popover served warm from the oven, crisp outside and doughy inside.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• This game was the piece de resistance at a friend's baby shower.
  — Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire, 5 July 2017
• The piece de resistance in the library is a gold mirror above the mantel, a gift from Chamberlain to Franks.
  — R. Stephanie Bruno, NOLA.com, 20 Aug. 2020
• The piece de resistance, though, is what happens at her wedding.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2022
• The home’s piece de resistance, though, may be its spacious patio, which looks out onto the sea towards Denmark.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2018
• The piece de resistance is the jaw-dropping transformation of Sean Penn into John Mitchell.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
• Arguably the area’s piece de resistance is its swimming pool; at the touch of a button, the entire pool floor raises up to create a multi-use space.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 4 May 2021
• Rutgers' piece de resistance came early in the fourth quarter.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2020
• But the piece de resistance within this suite are the substantial dual closets with their glass doors and lit display shelves.
  — Janice O'Leary, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2021
• The other piece de resistance was a completely plumed black feather minidress that looked like a ball of exploding quills.
  — Roxanne Robinson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2018
• But the piece de resistance is the stunning Lalique Suite, added just two years ago and essentially brand new (given the pandemic).
  — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
• At age 36, the NBA’s active career assist leader has proven to be the piece de resistance to Phoenix’s reconstruction plan.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Nov. 2021
• However, the piece de resistance of this anniversary model is found under the hood.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 19 July 2024
• But his combative piece de resistance remains his feud with Brad Keselowski that dates back a few years.
  — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2017
• So, Tina hasn’t been nominated for an Academy Award yet, but the feeling here is that this is going to be her piece de resistance.
  — Justin Kirkland, Esquire, 4 Oct. 2017
• Director Justin Lin’s first big chase scene since his piece de resistance at the end of Fast & Furious 6 does not disappoint.
  — Nick Allen, Vulture, 28 June 2021
• This spot also happens to hold the piece de resistance of the entire office: the bright pink sofa from High Fashion Home, whose furnishings are found throughout the space.
  — Rachel Swalin, ELLE Decor, 10 Mar. 2017
• The piece de resistance is heavy cream, which adds a velvety texture to the simple wine sauce, making for a company-pleasing dish every time.
  — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
• Soak in the piece de resistance—the hamam bath.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
• Grab ice cream by one, two or three scoops or throw caution to the wind and go for the piece de resistance, her sundaes.
  — Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026